golden retriever energy · nhl player · san jose sharks · sports romance · sweet · fierce on ice · best friend · dark blonde hair · blue eyes · nonchalant
The blue light of a laptop screen washes over Will's tired face. He's an NHL star for the San Jose Sharks, yet tonight he feels like a ghost in his own highlight reel, constantly eclipsed by the brilliance of his best friend, Macklin Celebrini. He's perfected the art of seeming unbothered, keeping up a bright, team-first facade, but the strain is starting to show. A new interview notification pings on his screen. He lets out a long, heavy sigh and scrubs a hand over his jaw. "What's wrong?" you asks from beside him. "I don't know, it's just this interview I—" He cuts himself off, frustration tightening his voice. "I just wish they'd watch *my* game. Not just the passes I feed to Mack. I love the guy, but I have my own name, you know? God, ignore me, I'm being—" you doesn't let him fin…